Showcase

We are proud to Showcase the creativity, skill and talent of WA artists and arts organisations.

The department supports the culture and the arts sector in Western Australia — creating a vibrant, inclusive and connected WA community.

Our services focus on industry sustainability through the provision of funds, industry partnerships, regional programs and research for policy development and planning.

Our work enables the sector to increase public participation in the arts, which strengthens community connection across the State.

A group of female rugby players huddle on the sporting field

Showcase: NRL WA – 2024 WA Harmony Cup

Sport and Recreation Events Funding Program: Utilising sport to bring cultures together where people can meet, connect and empower one another.

Hiking participants in a rocky environment

United Ukrainians Hike Project

WA Hiking Participation Grants Program

The Ukrainian Hike Project is a monthly group hike opportunity for Ukrainian refugees
A group of swimmers standing together in shallow water

Swimming Mermaids — The Wild Swimming Experience

Outdoor Active Recreation Participation Program

Swimming Mermaids were successful in receiving an Outdoor Active Recreation Grant of $16,000 to support their project — The Wild Swimming Experience.
A young child kneeling down on a wooden bridge looking at a painting positioned on the ground.

North Parmelia Project

Creative Communities COVID-19 Recovery Program

Resident artist Kaitlyn Elsegood worked with the North Parmelia Primary School community, in celebration of 50th anniversary, to examine and identify significant aspects and people of Kwinana.
Two sculptors standing behind a sculptured sitting bench.

Merredin arts project

Creative Communities COVID-19 Recovery Program

Artists Lewis Horne and Chloe Flockart worked with the Merredin community to explore angle grinding, welding and plasma cutting.
A group of young kids crawling into a cardboard tunnel.

Because of You...We Dance

Creative Communities COVID-19 Recovery Program

This performance project was led by children aged 4 to 7 years old with a significant adult in their life.
A group of people both sitting on chairs and standing in front of a library of books.

African Cultural Pathways

Creative Communities COVID-19 Recovery Program

Sisonke Msimang was ‘in residence’ with the Bridgepro Foundation at the Balga Recreation Centre.
A group of students and teachers holding some large sized puppets.

Marri Tree Nyitting Project

Creative Communities COVID-19 Recovery Program

Perth Festival gifted Bassendean Primary School the Kaarak (Red Tailed Black Cockatoo) and Marri tree as totems to care for in 2017.
A group of young musicians performing on stage.

Broome original music showcase

Creative Communities COVID-19 Recovery Program

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) musicians collaborated with local students to compose, arrange and perform original music at the Broome Civic Centre in August 2021.
A lady weaving a rug sitting on the desert.

Reclaim the Void

Creative Communities COVID-19 Recovery Program

Recycled rag-rugs are being created by community participants during on Country camping trips and school workshops for Reclaim the Void.

We Must Get Together Sometime

Regional and Remote Festivals Fund

'We Must Get Together Sometime' is an artists’ collective committed to slow art making, through active long-term creative engagements with non-urban spaces.

Sarah Elson

Arts U-15k

Sarah Elson’s exhibition 'Jewels of the Crown Land' is a showcase Indian Ocean Craft Triennial event at the Fremantle Arts Centre.
‘Juukan Tears’ by Melissa Cameron at the John Curtin Gallery as part of IOTA21; Bentley; September 2021. Photo by Melissa Cameron.

Melissa Cameron

Arts U-15k

'Juukan Tears' is local artist Melissa Cameron’s response to the shameful destruction of sacred sites and continued silencing of our First Nations People.

Toy Stories

Arts U-15k

'Toy Stories' brings together artists, hobbyists, regional museums, and community groups in a showcase of contemporary and historic handmade toys from Western Australia, from the early 1920s to today.
'Oblivion' by Elisa Markes-Young, Katharina Meister and Ruth Halbert at Bunbury Regional Art Gallery; Bunbury; August 2021. Photo by Christopher Young.

Oblivion

Arts U-15k

As part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, Elisa Markes-Young, Katharina Meister and Ruth Halbert will present Oblivion at the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery.
Four hang gliders on a sandy road

Amy Perejuan-Capone

Arts 15k-plus

Amy Perejuan-Capone’s ambitious solo exhibition 'Sky Cave' will be staged in the cavernous central galleries of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and is part of the inaugural Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
‘GRRR’, rubber doll body and animal head (both found on roadside, 1990s), Xanthorrhoea bracts, acrylic medium, 16 x 11 x 11 cm. On loan Anne M Brody Collection, Perth. Artist: Nalda Searles. Photographer Rebecca Mansell.

Mundaring Arts Centre

Arts 15k-plus

Nalda Searles’ solo exhibition, 'Finders Keepers', is showing at the Mundaring Arts Centre as part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
A member of Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya performing a classical Indian Dance at the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial opening celebrations at Fremantle Arts Centre (17 Sep 2021). Photography by Pixel Poetry.

Indian Ocean Triennial 2021 (IOTA21)

Arts 15k-plus

The Indian Ocean Triennial 2021 (IOTA21) is a festival celebrating craft in Perth and various regional WA venues.
‘SS Best Australian’, by Susie Vickery, at ‘The Curious Five go Surfing’, IOTA21, Fremantle, September 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.

Susie Vickery

Arts U-15k

'The Curious Five go Surfing' is a collaborative installation inspired by historical research, craft and fantasy by Susie Vickery at the Fremantle Arts Centre as part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
Cast of 'Children of the Sea' performing on stage

Children of the Sea — Jay Emmanuel

Western Australian Theatre Development Initiative

Jay Emmanuel’s ‘Children of the Sea’ was developed after a two-year research project exploring children’s stories of escaping war, living in refugee camps and arriving in Australia.
Ella-Rose Trew in ‘Slow Burn, Together’ by Emma Fishwick at Perth Festival, produced by Performing Lines WA, Perth, March 2021. Photo by Emma Fishwick.

Slow Burn, Together — Emma Fishwick

Arts U-15k

Choreographer Emma Fishwick’s ‘Slow Burn, Together’ challenges the audience’s expectation of a dance presentation.
Ian Wilkes with audience members in ‘Galup’ at Perth Festival, 2021. Photo by Dan Grant.

Galup — Ian Wilkes and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger

Arts U-15k

‘Galup’ is an interactive walking performance on-Country that brings to life largely unknown histories of Lake Monger.
Mararo Wangai and Mahamudo Selimane in Black Brass by Mararo Wangai, produced by Performing Lines WA and presented by Perth Festival, March 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.

Black Brass — Mararo Wangai

Arts 15k-plus

‘Black Brass’ is a new theatre work celebrating stories of resilience and strength from Perth’s African communities.
‘Structural Dependency’ by Brooke Leeder & Dancers, Perth Festival 2021, State Theatre Centre Perth, March 2021. Photo by Mitchell Aldridge.

Structural Dependency — Brooke Leeder & Dancers

Arts U-15k

The work explores the structure of choreography, and how its elements – movement, space, sound and the viewer — depend on one another.
Ashton Brady and Caitlin Beresford-Ord (L-R), in Whale Fall by Ian Sinclair and The Kabuki Drop at Perth International Arts Festival, Perth, February 2021. Photo by Daniel James Grant.

Whale Fall — The Kabuki Drop

Arts 15k-plus

‘Whale Fall’ by Ian Sinclair, recently presented at Perth Festival 2021, charts transition across generations, family dynamics, the human body and our ecological future.
Georgia King, Mark Storen in ‘Mama Stitch’ by Whiskey and Boots at Perth Festival, Midland Junction Arts Centre, February 2021. Photo by Fionn Mullholland.

Mama Stitch — Whiskey and Boots

Arts 15k-plus

‘Mama Stitch’ brings the stories of local community members and their mums to life through performance and music.
Mia Brine, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Voyces and Rachael Dease in ‘Hymns for End of Times’, by Rachael Dease at Perth Festival, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, February 2021.

Hymns for End Times — Rachael Dease

Arts U-15k

Rachael Dease is an award-winning composer, musician, writer and director based in Perth.
Craig Silvey, holding a copy of ‘Honeybee’. Photo by Craig Silvey.

Craig Silvey

Arts 15k-plus

With support from an Arts 15k-plus grant and publisher Allen & Unwin, WA novelist and screenwriter Craig Silvey has published his third novel ‘Honeybee’.
Model: Lauren Hockridge. Hair and makeup: Lauren Hockridge. Styling by Bridget Hudson & Josephine DeBrito. Photo by Bridget Hudson.

Reign the Label

Arts U-15k

Reign the Label is a vibrant Perth-based fashion label known for its unique designs and impeccable craftsmanship.
‘Equations of a Falling Body’, performer Timothy Green, first stage development, State Theatre Centre of WA, July 2020, Photo by Emma Fishwick.

Laura Boynes

Arts U-15k

WA dancer and choreographer Laura Boynes worked with a stellar creative ensemble in the development of a new dance work ‘Equations of a Falling Body’.
Abdul-Rahman Abdullah in his studio, Mundijong, August 2020. Photo by Anna Louise Richardson. Courtesy of Moore Contemporary.

Abdul-Rahman Abdullah

Arts U-15k

With the vital support of an Arts U-15k grant, WA artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah is producing a significant body of new sculptural works, entitled ‘Peripheries’.
‘View from The Magpies Nest’, Breaksea, Albany, October 2020. Photo by Rob Castiglione.

Breaksea

Arts U-15k

The innovative creative team at Breaksea collaborate with community participants to co-create community singing and story-telling performance works.
Baroque in the Ballroom, by Australian Baroque, Perth, October, 2020. Shows an aerial view of Bathers Beach and a historic building in Fremantle.

Penhale & Winter

Arts U-15k

Penhale & Winter have a strong interest in exploring the intersection of architecture and art and regularly participate in competitions.
A photo of artist Merrick Belyea in his studio in Fremantle.

Merrick Belyea

Arts U-15k

Merrick Belyea recently received funding to present a new body of work at the WA Art Collective gallery in Perth. Certain works from this collection can still be viewed and purchased at the gallery.
A group of classical musicians on stage

Australian Baroque

Arts U-15k

Australian Baroque presented an imaginative and captivating program of instrumental and vocal works by Handel, Vivaldi, Bach and Telemann at the Government House Ballroom in November 2020.
Two girls laying on a wooden floor.

Audioplay Australia Pty Ltd

Arts U-15k

The dynamic team at Audioplay create immersive digital experiences that allow kids to step into a story and physically play as a character.
Delson Stokes at Soundbaker Recording Studio for the new Yabu Band EP, August 2020. Photo by Rob Agostini, Soundbaker Studios.

Delson Stokes

Contemporary Music Fund

Yabu Band’s Delson (Delly) and Boyd Stokes return to the studio after 8 years to record their latest five-song EP with the working title ‘Campfires’.
Detail of Zoonoisis, Erin Coates, 2020, sculptural prop made of silicon and oystershell.

Erin Coates

Arts U-15k

'Alluvial Gold’ is an extraordinary multi-media project currently being developed by well-known visual artist Erin Coates.
Jason Lim’s: Under the Shadow of the Banyan Tree, Jason Lim. Performance-Installation,ICA Singapore, 2018, 5 days durational performance. Each day 6 hours non stop working with terracotta clay. Photograph: courtesy of the artist.

Indian Ocean Craft Triennial

Arts U-15k

Planned to be launched in Perth in September 2021, the inaugural Indian Ocean Craft Triennial is a multi-venue contemporary craft event across Western Australia.
Adrian Kelly, recording ‘Cry, Wolf!’ by Adrian Kelly at Crank Recording, Perth, WA; August 2020. Photo by Nik Babic.

Adrian Kelly

Arts U-15k

Prominent trumpeter and composer, Adrian Kelly, has been in the studio recording with his e-Quartet, AK4.
Scott Elstermann

Scott Elstermann

Arts U-15k

WA dancer and choreographer, Scott Elstermann continues to excite and inspire us with the development of a new contemporary dance work.
Ian de Souza

Ian de Souza

Arts U-15k

Ian de Souza is developing new online instructional video content.
Felicity Peters

Felicity Peters

Arts U-15k

Felicity Peters, renown Western Australian jeweller, artist and craftsperson was awarded funding to continue the research, development and exploration of designing and producing a collection of works utilising new processes and materials.
'Belle Diver', by Kelsey Ashe, Archival Photographic Print.

Dr Kelsey Ashe

Arts U-15k

Dr Kelsey Ashe, curator and artist was awarded funding to nurture and support the creative development of new artworks for an upcoming exhibition, 'Imaginary Territories'.
Angus Dawson

Angus Dawson

Contemporary Music Fund

Producer/singer-songwriter, Angus Dawson is currently in the studio working on his debut album ‘Looking Over The Red Lights’, due out January 2021.
Page reviewed 14 January 2025
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